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Maui Invitational comes back to isle after fires UConn tops field

.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time speaking up for national champ UConn are going to highlight the Maui Invitational, which is coming back to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after disastrous wild fires pushed a transfer to Honolulu.The competition, which are going to be played Nov. 25-27, announced its own invited colleges as well as timetable on Tuesday.The Huskies are going to take on Memphis on the position day, followed by Colorado-Michigan Condition, Auburn-Iowa Condition and Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom named it one of the best industries in the unlikely event's past. UConn is making its fifth Maui appearance.Seven of the eight crews brought in the NCAA men's baseball event in March. North Carolina as well as Iowa Condition reached the Sweet 16. Fires in Maui resulted in 102 deaths in August as well as ruined the city of Lahaina on Maui's northwest shore. Last year's event was used the Educational institution of Hawai'i university in Honolulu, on the isle of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to succeed the 2023 label.